Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female was 20.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1993–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 20.1% for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 21.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2013.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 212th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.5% | — |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.8% | 20.1% | 7 |
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 20.1% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2013.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release